When you write about smart homes and connected living on a daily basis, you quickly develop a good sense of what's actually innovative and what's simply jumping on the latest trend. However, after years of testing smart home gadgets of every shape and size, I've noticed one thing – many of the products pushing the industry forward are coming from Chinese brands, and they're doing so at a pace that few others can match.
The funny thing is that many of the brands we discuss daily here at T3 are Chinese companies. I'm talking about Aqara, Roborock, Dreame, Xiaomi, SwitchBot, Haier, EZVIZ and countless others. These aren't niche brands anymore – they're some of the biggest names in the industry and are responsible for many of the products that continue to push the category forward.
